Presidents Day Winter Baseball Camp - Powered by SKLZ

Gilbert, Arizona is the new host to the ABC Presidents Day Winter Camp - Powered by SKLZ, the premier instructional baseball camp company in the country. Our staff is dedicated to making your stay the single most important three days in your baseball career.

The purpose of America's Baseball Camps is to teach the fundamentals as well as the advanced skills of baseball to various age levels, helping each participant to better understand the game both mentally and physically. Joining us will also allow players to further develop individual skills through instruction, individual and multi-player drills and game experience as well as interaction with players off the field in a comfortable camp setting. Players will work hard but have fun at the same time.

Our Presidents Day Winter Camp is open to all individuals, groups, partial to full teams and organizations regardless of experience. Teams and groups have the option to train together as well as play in games together. We boast attendees from all over the U.S and especially welcome our international players and teams from Mexico, Japan, Netherlands, Holland and other locations around the world. Bringing players together for this great game of baseball is what it's all about!

Professional Pitching Mechanics or Swing Video Analysis
Players will be evaluated personally with Video Analysis software and have the chance to have their swing and/or their pitching mechanics broken down by a Professional Instructor. Professional Instructors will provide an evaluation of feedback, changes and recommend drills to help fix or improve your swing and/or your pitching mechanics.

Check out our One Day Hitting Camp!
We will be conducting an extensive Hitting Camp on February 17th from 6:00pm-9:00pm. This camp will cover every aspect of hitting and is a great way to "kick off" the three day camp.

Airport Pick-up / Drop-off
For our out-of-town campers, we provide airport pick-up and drop-off at the Phoenix International Airport.

All Campers should check in at McQueen Park's main field at 8:30am on the morning of the 18th (hitting campers check in at McQueen Park's main field at 5:30pm on the 17th).

Attention Fly-In Players without parents (ones we are picking up from the airport): Players need to do their best to arrive before 4:00pm on February 17th. If you are attending the hitting camp please do your best to arrive before 4:00pm so we can get you to camp on time. If you arrive later than 4:00pm for hitting camp this is ok, it will just be a little tighter for us. On the last day of camp, the camp will end at 2:00pm, so schedule your departure out of Phoenix sometime between 4:00pm and 6:00pm if possible, can be earlier if necessary. We would however prefer you to do your best in scheduling your return flight as close to the 4:00pm to 6:00pm time slot as possible.

What Will I Learn?

As a player you will be evaluated by a professional eye and receive hands on, intense baseball training. Our goal as a staff is to provide you with the tools to better your game, increase your knowledge, skill and confidence and assist in getting you to the next level of play and beyond.

This is what you can expect to work on while at camp:
Stance, Balance, Mechanics, Situational Hitting & Swing Path for hitting
Mental preparation and Hitting Philosophy
Hand-eye coordination drills for all aspects of the game
Opposite field hitting (staying inside the baseball)
Hitting with two strikes - Hitting Off-speed pitches
Situational hitting including Bunting
Base Running with Leads, Steals, etc.
Infield play-corner play & middle infield play
Infield mechanics, huge reps, tweaks, turns, feeds
Outfield play - including throwing from the outfield
Outfield play- routes, positions, jumps, footwork
Pitchers throw during daily scrimmages
Pitching - balance, delivery, pitches, grips & more
Pitching mechanics with fixes all weeklong
Catcher Skills - receiving, blocking, throwing & more
Daily scrimmage games to put all together!

Note: All players will also have the option to train in multiple positions and specific areas of their choice.

2011 Staff members included the following Instructors:

Todd Coburn: Former Professional Player Philadelphia Phillies Org
Joe Pomierski: Former Professional Player Tampa Bay Rays Org.
Kory DeHaan: Former Major League Player San Diego Padres
Ed Campaniello: Former Hitting Coach Oakland A's Org.
Mitchell Gregg: Former Professional Player Oakland Athletics Org.
Brett Caradonna: Former Professional Player Chicago White Sox Org.
Ed Trujillo: Former 11 yr. College Coach Glendale Community College

Meals / Snacks
We will provide three meals a day for overnight campers and lunch will be provided at the fields each day for both the day and overnight campers.

Accommodations

Reminder, in choosing option two you must reserve your own hotel room. To make reservations please call Kenya Griffith at the Windmill Suites of Chandler 480-917-4468 . Please tell Kenya that you are a part of America's Baseball Camps and you would like to book a room out of the reserved parent block. Any fees incurred due to any cancellations are the customer's responsibility and not that of America's Baseball Camps (ABC). Lastly rooms are not guaranteed. You are recommended to book early to secure a room.

The small town of Gilbert is just 25 minutes southeast of downtown Phoenix. Closer neighboring cities include Chandler, Mesa and Tempe. In 2010, Gilbert was recognized as the "36th Best Place to Live in the nation". Its growth has exploded in recent years and Gilbert has evolved into a highly educated and affluent community. Enjoy the many parks, wildlife reserves, historical and cultural offerings throughout the city and if that's not enough, a quick drive into the surrounding areas will find you a variety of activities from historical museums to modern water parks, it's all there!

For all emergencies dial 800-222-8152 and an America's Baseball Camps staff member will give you any assistance needed.

About Us

This is an America's Baseball Camps (ABC) Experience. ABC was started by Ben Boulware, a former professional player in the Chicago White Sox Organization, in 1997. In its 14 years of existence, ABC has grown from a 10-location day camp company to one of the largest baseball instruction companies in the world. ABC now has over 400 locations in 29 states and 4 countries and is continuing to grow each year. We offer coaches clinics and a variety of camps from day camps, overnight camps to weeklong camps in destinations coast to coast. We are dedicated to taking your game to the next level so no matter what your need is or where you are, we've got the camp for you!

SKLZ
America's Baseball Camps is proud to be powered by SKZL. The most complete baseball training aid company in the world, for over 10 years SKLZ continues to lead in the development of baseball practice equipment for youth, college and professional athletes. The training lineup has expanded from the Hit-A-Way, to multiple swing trainers, batting tees, training bats, practice nets and now a pitching machine. Today more than ever our mantra remains the same: it's what you do off the field that makes all the difference.